Cambodia Photos: Day 2

Okay, after that long period I have finally gotten down to uploading photos...apologies, I'm just lazy. Anyway, this first photo is of Buddhist monks at the killing fields we visited. Let's see, it's the Cheung Ek Genocidal Centre. It sounds grammatically incorrect (it's not a centre for genocide! More like a centre to exhibit the cruelty of genocide...but I suppose that's too long so...) Some American tourists (or at least they're western) were taking photos with them. Mr B said, rather incredulously, "Who wants to take photos with monks?" Ask them, I suppose.


A photojournalism-type photo of this...vehicle (no idea what it's called, but it looks like a tuk tuk). Caption would be: Driver taking a water break on a hot day. Yes. Sounds just right. I just liked how this shows a natural action taking place, along with something of cultural interest. He's in it for the money, like most of us are...

This was taken with emphasis to the reds and blues that showed up really well in the hot, sunny light. This is a coffee shop outside the Russian market, but it has NOTHING to do with Russians. Stephen (you'll get to see him later) said that one of the explanations he's heard is that it's derived from "rush in" when people rush into the market. ...Feasible, I suppose. (By the way, it's TERRIBLY hot and stuffy in there. Fit for shopaholics and locals only.)

See the laughing guy on the left? Yes, that's Stephen. He was a great guide to us while we were there. The table in the background was where (L-R) Joel (with what was perhaps his third ice cream), Denise, Daniel and Steph were enjoying ice cream. And on the extreme right? Who else but our Mr B? I love the entire candidness of this shot.

This is how they sell rugs! All around the place you see colourful woven rugs made of strips of what could be scrap cloth. All this, plus the girl on top, was piled onto a motorcycle and driven through the semi-crowded streets. It's amazing what Cambodians can put on a motorcycle.

Ah. And here's a common sight along the banks of the Mekong river...locals hawking their wares such as lotus seeds, carrying them on their heads. A novelty for a city dweller like me. And for them, a norm. Interesting are the ways of man.



Little girl in blue shorts ran down the steep concrete-lined banks to a waiting boat...I just thought this was an interesting shot.


Another decent shot of the river...

Homage to madness, this one. I did actually purchase this girl's wares: less than US$1 worth of fried cockroaches, crickets and black beetles. Yummy. They smelled of old, soggy fries that have been refried in old oil.

I didn't touch any of it.

Seems like I have a lot more photojournalism-type photos up here today...Anyway. This is another shot of locals...a general store. The little boy was running around in his birthday suit, but was thankfully censored by a crate of water bottles.

Ah. We finally come to the last photo of the day. A scenery one, thank goodness! Nothing much to say here, just enjoy.

Righto...there's PLENTY of photo fodder left, loads more stuff to upload here. The rest of the Cambodia shots, for one, and for another the New Zealand shots. Did I mention I took 1000+ photos there, mostly scenery? I'm going to drive myself crazy updating this blog. Not to mention stray shots I take everyday...and the stories behind them. Whew!